Florida swimming and diving teams hosting Auburn on Saturday for Senior Day
By Jacob McManamon | Jan. 18, 2018The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are set to take on Auburn this Saturday at the O’Connell Center on Senior Day.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are set to take on Auburn this Saturday at the O’Connell Center on Senior Day.
Jack Szaranek breathed heavily as he sprinted down the field.
If the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were tired after their dual meets against Florida State on Friday, they showed no signs of it against FAU on Saturday.
When it comes to UF swimmers Caeleb and Sherridon Dressel, it’s easy to tell they’re cut from the same cloth.
The Florida men’s and women’s diving teams wrapped up action at the Auburn Invitational on Tuesday afternoon, finishing in fourth and third place, respectively, in the three-day competition.
In October, both Ben Lawless and Jan Switkowski earned the SEC Male Swimmer of the Week award. After their performances on Day 3 of the Purdue Invitational at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatics Center, it wouldn’t be a stretch to hear their names called once again.
Senior Jan Switkowski’s performance was hard to beat on the first day of the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana. On the second day of the meet, he did precisely that.
Caeleb Dressel, Khader Baqlah and Jan Switkowski were three of 13 Olympians who competed on the first day of the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana. And with their performances over the course of Thursday, they made sure to remind everyone of that fact.
The last time Florida and Indiana met in a swimming pool, the Gators found themselves pummeled by both the men’s and women’s teams. Starting today at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Indiana, UF will get another shot.
It’s been eight years since the Florida women’s swimming and diving team faced off against FGCU. On Saturday, sophomore Sherridon Dressel and junior Hannah Burns gave it a performance to mull over until the two teams meet again.
The Gators women’s swimming and diving team is currently ranked No. 20 in the latest CSCAA poll. The team doesn’t pay it any mind.
It had been almost four years since the Gators men’s swimming and diving team defeated the Bulldogs. On Friday, Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski were determined to change that.
The moment sophomore Brooke Madden broke the surface after completing a dive, there was only one thing on her mind.
On Wednesday, UF senior Jan Switkowski showed why he’s already earning awards just weeks into the season.
Between the All-Florida Invitational and a double meet with Texas and Indiana, the Gators had 25 days of rest. For their next competition, they got four.
The third annual Texas/Indiana tri-meet at the O’Connell Center concluded after Day 2, and while the men’s swimming team did manage to escape with a victory over three-time defending champions Texas, there was not a whole lot of success anywhere else.
During Day 1 of the Texas/Indiana tri-meet at the O’Connell Center, the Florida swimming and diving team mostly lagged behind both of their opponents.
After a 25-day break, the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will face the Texas Longhorns and the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday and Saturday in the O’Connell Center.
More than 9,000 people competed in the Maccabiah Games in Israel over the summer. Of them, 1,120 represented Team USA, and of those, only one of them was Florida Gators swimmer Kelly Fertel.
The Florida Gators came out on top for the eighth consecutive year in the All-Florida Invitational, with both the men’s and women’s team taking first place Sunday at the O’Connell Center.